Fathers Day Double at Iowa Speedway

Due to the cancellation, because of rain, of the Gander Outdoors Truck series event on Saturday, it was instead raced on Fathers day at Iowa Speedway.  Ross Chastain #44 crossed the finish line first at the M&Ms 200 and went through all the victory lane celebration but was later Disqualified in post-race inspection for being too low in the front giving second place finisher #24 Brett Moffitt the win.  This is the first time a win has been taken away in modern NASCAR history, the winner Moffitt never led a lap in the race.

Newly declared winner, Iowa native #24 Brett Moffitt.

BOTH winners of the race signed this die-cast toy for a sponsor, Ross Chastain signed on the roof and Brett Moffitt signed it on the hood.

Iowa Speedway was part of the Triple Truck Challenge, a three race series-in-a-series.

The drivers who have elected to run for points in the series were eligible for an additional $50,000 bonus above the normal purse money.

The money was on display in the Media Room.

Local angles in the Truck series race included MN and WI Late Model racer Natalie Decker #54, she finished 17th, here is our post-race interview with her.  Natalie Decker interview

Former ELKO ARCA winners Brennan Poole finished 11th, Gus Dean 20th, ELKO pole winners Grant Enfinger was 4th and Riley Herbst 15th.  Elko Speedway Great North Legends driver Rob Thurston and his business Thurston Inc seed brokerage helped sponsor the car #97 driven by Jesse Little (below), he finished 22nd.  Here is our post-race interview with Little Jesse Little interview

Chandler Smith #51 started on the pole position, here is our post-race interview with him after a Top 10 finish.  Chandler Smith interview 

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The late afternoon race of the Fathers day double was the Circuit City 250 in the NASCAR Xfinity series.  Cole Custer started the race from the pole and finished second, Cole Custer Interview.  Christopher Bell won the race in dominating fashion (photo above).  

Justin Allgaier had a good run and finished 3rd Allgaier interview

Here is audio of the first lap at Iowa Speedway Sound at Iowa

Minnesota born driver #21 Joe Graf Jr finished in the Top 20, he also previewed the upcoming ARCA race at Elko Speedway.  Joe Graf Jr interview



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Iowa 250 presented by Enogen

Here is our Audio Recap (including interviews) of the entire weekend at Iowa Speedway

Iowa Speedway Opening Weekend 2018 RECAP

Justin Allgaier #7 won the 8th annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen NASCAR Xfinity series race at Iowa Speedway.  The entire race was really a dog fight from beginning to end, the lead was swapped numerous times but Allgaier led 182 of the 250 lap event.  "It was a fun day and Cole (Custer) and the other guys all raced me clean, we performed well today," said Allgaier after the race.  Christopher Bell #20 had a fast car all race long, he took the lead two times, but was immediately passed back by Allgaier both times.

Bell finished second place, he started the race at the back of the field after failing tech and not attempting a lap in qualifying. Daniel Hemric #21 finished third and led two laps, #00 Cole Custer had a strong car and led two laps as well he finished fourth, #19 Brandon Jones finished a strong fifth place finish.  Here is our post-race interview Brandon Jones (photo below with Jason Searcy)

"The hot and slick track conditions made for great racing, plus the talent in this series is incredible" said Iowa 250 winner Justin Allgaier.  Former Iowa Speedway winner Elliott Sadler #1 Brushed the wall in the first segment and fell back he eventually finished 28th place.

Riley Herbst driving #18 for Joe Gibbs made his Xfinity series debut and finished 6th, here is our interview post-race Riley Herbst (photo below)

Ty Majeski #60 had a career best 7th place finish in the #60, here is our interview with him post-race Ty Majeski.  Majeski said he was happy to finally get a good run with his Roush team, he also said it was nice to have his Late Model guys in attendance watching him race.

Kaz Grala finished 10th in the 61 car, here is our exclusive interview with him Kaz Grala in what could be his final race in the Xfinity series because of a lack of sponsorship.

Pole sitter Austin Cindric #22 finished 11th after racing up front for much of the race.  Cindric earned  his first career Xfinity series pole.  Here is our interview with him Austin Cindric

Justin Haley was making his Xfinity Series debut and he finished 12th, here is our exclusive interview with him from pit road.  Justin Haley

The weather was blistering hot and the race lasted 2 hours 8 minutes.

Dean Reller, Jason Searcy and Shane Carlson will have a full recap of the Iowa Speedway NASCAR weekend including all the interviews on Speed Talk on 1360 Radio Click this Link for the Podcast
 Recap of Opening Weekend 2018 at Iowa Speedway

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Photo credits Dean Reller and Jason Searcy